Vision: 2025’s Sustainable Events Summit (SES) will return to the Showman’s Show for the 9th edition, on Wednesday 23rd October 2024. With a programme that shares the the latest research tools and knowledge to bring outdoor event organisers, suppliers, local authorities and experts together to drive best practice and innovation, inspiring action and shaping the industry response to the climate emergency for UK events. 

This week we shine a spotlight on their Essential Industry Briefings: Presented by Access All Areas this "Quick Fire” session on this season’s hot topics at live events is hosted by Chris Barrett, Content Director of Access All Areas.  Topics & guests include:

  • Funding ‘Climate Transition Plan 2030’ Richard Phillips, Climate Specialist for Music at Julie’s Bicycle, presents the case for the industry to support a unified climate transition plan for the live events industry. 
  • Innovations in Battery Technology: Paul Schurink, CEO of Showpower Global B.V, brings an update on battery technology for temporary events and how it can be used to build the future of global touring power systems, directly reducing emissions and fuel use, and providing sustainable power solutions to ensure a secure future for live events.
  • A SustainABLE Food Vision: Bonnie May, CEO of Eat to the Beat, introduces ‘Sustain-ABLE’ -‘Ability, Brave, Leader, Ethical’: GIG/ Eat to the Beat’s in-house strategy to promote sustainable food choices. Implementing forward thinking sustainable food choices within everyday operations and delivery creates relatable and achievable options.
  • No Climate Action Without Us: Suzanne Bull MBE, Founder of Attitude is Everything, presents the latest advice on how to include disabled people in live event sustainability.  
  • Vape capture and disposal at events: Rowan Barnes, Project Coordinator at Material Focus, presents key learning from the vape bin trial at Boomtown Festival shares latest best practice on how can UK festivals and events can handle disposable vapes within their waste streams and insight into how the upcoming vape ban will affect events.
  • Tools to tackle event travel impacts: Sarah Moore, Partnerships Director at onboard:earth, introduces the charity on a mission to move low-carbon travel into the heart of live event culture and unite the industry in raising funds for community-benefit environmental restoration projects. 

Download full programme with panel guests and speakers, find out who’s in the room and register for your free place at https://bit.ly/VisionSES24